Weltklassik am Klavier

The State Bath Bad Ems presents:

Irina Chistiakova :
Irina Chistiakova was born in Russia and grew up in a musical family. In 1996, she was accepted to the Central Music School in Moscow with Prof. Anatoly Rjabov. As an 11-year-old, she already performed in various concert halls in Russia, Germany, and France and won various awards as a soloist and in duet with her sister.
Irina was the star of the film "Russia's Wunderkind" (2000) and the follow-up film "The Competitors" (2010), directed by Irene Langemann.

In 2013, Irina graduated with honors from the State Conservatory in Moscow (class of Prof. Mikhail Voskresensky) and made her solo debut at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam in April 2014. In 2014, Irina began her Master's studies at the University of the Arts in Berlin with Prof. Jacques Rouvier and Prof. Markus Groh. She graduated with honors from UDK in 2017. She has won awards at many international competitions, such as the A. Rubinstein Competition in Poland, C. Arrau International Competition in Chile, M. Ponce International Competition in Mexico, the European Piano Competition in Germany, among others. Many of her concerts were broadcast live, and in 2019 she received the Steinway & Sons Prize for Promotion in Berlin.

'Three composers who were outstanding pianists...
Schumann called Brahms' playing "profoundly genius." Contemporaries highlighted the power and simplicity of interpretation, the heartfelt melody, and the powerful, rhythmic energy. His pianistic style shaped his piano music. The technical difficulties arise to express the uniqueness of the content.
Liszt's pianistic genius established the prominence of piano music, where his artistic ideas first took shape. The idea of programming materialized in Liszt's music, with the pursuit of elevating music to the level of philosophy and literature.
Rachmaninov enriched Russian piano music with new themes: tragedy, epic character, landscape lyricism, a very wide spectrum of lyrical states, and Russian sound splendor.

The Program:
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
- Three Intermezzi op. 117
I. Andante moderato, II. Andante non troppo e con molto espressione, III. Andante con moto
Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
- From: Hungarian Rhapsodies S. 244
11. a-Minor
- The Lorelei S. 532
- From: Années de pèlerinage I S. 160
6. Vallée d'Obermann
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943)
- From: Six Moments Musicaux op. 16
3. Andante cantabile
4. Presto
5. Adagio sostenuto
- Sonata No. 2 (revised, 2nd edition 1931) op. 36 b
I. Allegro agitato, II. Non allegro, III. Allegro molto

Admission free for under 18, Adults €30.00, Spa guests €25.00
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